The SummaryTyphoon Ken (international code 197911) is a 1979 Northwest Pacific typhoon; peak intensity Severe Tropical Storm, max wind 30m/s, minimum central pressure 990hPa, not in China Landfall, 1979-09-04 was numbered off, recording 23 track points.
Typhoon Ken, international code 197911, international name KEN, 1979 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Formed: 1979-08-30 00:00:00, ended: 1979-09-04 12:00:00. Peak intensity: Severe Tropical Storm, minimum central pressure: 990 hPa, max wind: 30m/s.
Typhoon Ken at 1979-08-30 00:00:00 at 22.3°N, 142.9°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Nameless.
It peaked at Severe Tropical Storm intensity with max winds of 30 m/s (~108 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 990hPa, recorded at 1979-09-03 06:00:00.
1979-09-04 12:00:00 After, Typhoon Ken gradually weakened and was numbered off on 1979-09-04 12:00:00 was numbered off; its lifecycle recorded 23 track points.
Typhoon Ken (197911) 的生命史始 at Northwest Pacific远洋海域, 整体路径呈现显著的“先W后N再NE”的抛物线型转 toward 特征. formed初期 (8月30日至9月1日) , 系统稳定 toward W, The latitude从22.3°N缓慢上升至25.1°N, During则由142.9°E大幅W进至133.0°E, 此阶段Moving速度相对均匀, 未出现剧烈折 toward .
As the system N rises to 27°N near, the Moving direction gradually shifts from W to N, then on September 3 at 06:00 to reach the most W end of the path (130.4°E) near, the toward E factor begins to increase significantly. On September 3 at 12:00, the Typhoon accelerates toward NE, the length rapidly shifts from 131.1°EE to 136.5°E, the latitude rapidly rises to 36.5°N. Thro the life cycle, the Typhoon is always at sea, with no landfall record, and eventually turns from the ocean to the temperate zone or disperses in Japan.
In the first half of life history (August 30 to September 1), the systemined the Nameless level for a long time, wind speedined between 7-12m/s, development was relatively slow. until September 2 00:00, wind speed increased to 15m/s, the system began to go to fast enhancement period. September 2 12:00 upgrade to Tropical Storm (20m/s) , and at September 3 06:00 reach peak intensity, this time for Severe Tropical Storm, max wind recorded 30m/s.
Time is extremely short, after only about 6h, since 12:00 on September 3, influenced by high latitude environmental factors, the intensity begins to decline sharply. wind speed in 36h from 30m/s to 12m/s, the level from Severe Tropical Storm to Nameless, showing the characteristics of its rapid collapse in the process of structures on N.
Ken (198219) had reached the Super Typhoon level in 1982 and Ken (198602) had also reached the Severe Typhoon level in 1986.
| Time | The latitude | During | Intensity | Wind (m/s) | Pressure (hPa) | Moving toward |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-08-30 00:00:00 | 22.3°N | 142.9°E | Nameless | 7 | - | |
| 1979-08-30 12:00:00 | 22.9°N | 140.1°E | Nameless | 7 | - | |
| 1979-08-31 00:00:00 | 23.7°N | 137.8°E | Nameless | 10 | 1006 | |
| 1979-08-31 12:00:00 | 24.4°N | 135.6°E | Nameless | 10 | 1004 | |
| 1979-09-01 00:00:00 | 24.8°N | 134.1°E | Nameless | 12 | 1004 | |
| 1979-09-01 12:00:00 | 25.1°N | 133°E | Nameless | 12 | 1004 | |
| 1979-09-02 00:00:00 | 25.8°N | 131.8°E | Nameless | 15 | 1002 | |
| 1979-09-02 12:00:00 | 27.2°N | 130.8°E | Tropical Storm | 20 | 994 | |
| 1979-09-03 00:00:00 | 28.8°N | 130.2°E | Tropical Storm | 23 | 998 | |
| 1979-09-03 12:00:00 | 31.3°N | 131.1°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 28 | 990 | |
| 1979-09-04 00:00:00 | 34°N | 133.5°E | Nameless | 15 | 992 | |
| 1979-09-04 12:00:00 | 36.5°N | 136.5°E | Nameless | 12 | 992 |
Sampled rows shown; all 23 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .
Typhoon Ken's international code is 197911, is the 1979 number 11 Typhoon, international name KEN.
Typhoon Ken peak intensity is Severe Tropical Storm, max wind 30m/s, minimum central pressure 990 hPa.
According to records, Typhoon Ken is not in our coastal landfall.
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